RC — Resource Conservation
Maximum 40 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
Building height in Fuquay-Varina, NC
What the Fuquay-Varina zoning ordinance says about building height, district by district. Section numbers link to the official ordinance.
RA — Residential Agricultural
Maximum 40 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
RLD — Residential Low Density
Maximum 40 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
RMD — Residential Medium Density
Maximum 50 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
RHD — Residential High Density
Maximum 70 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
O&I — Office & Institutional
Maximum 65 feet. Minimum front setback 20 feet, re-derived this session from the same 2019 source ordinance by cross-checking character-column position against the fully-populated Resource Conservation row (both carry the same table layout). The O&I row prints no side or rear setback figure at all and no density figure; those remain review-gated pending direct confirmation of Article G, Sec. 9-1300 or the Planning Department at 919-552-1429.
NC — Neighborhood Commercial
Maximum 65 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
CC — Corridor Commercial
Maximum 65 feet. Maximum residential density where residential use is permitted (capped as a percentage of the nonresidential property, see Multi-Family under Article F) is 16 dwelling units per gross acre. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
GC — General Commercial
Maximum 65 feet. Maximum residential density where residential use is permitted (capped as a percentage of the nonresidential property, see Multi-Family under Article F) is 16 dwelling units per gross acre. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
RLI — Research Light Industrial
Maximum 65 feet. Maximum residential density where residential use is permitted (capped as a percentage of the nonresidential property, see Multi-Family under Article F) is 18 dwelling units per gross acre. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
HI — Heavy Industrial
Maximum 65 feet. This table was read from the 2019 amending ordinance; a verifier should confirm no later amendment changed this figure in the live 2026 ordinance text.
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